Psalms 18

“I will love thee, O LORD , my strength.” The line’s distinctive content terms include LORD, love, strength. Its relationship to verses 2 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the…” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“I will call upon the LORD , who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.” The line’s distinctive content terms include afraid, compassed, death. Its relationship to verses 3 and 5 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.” The line’s distinctive content terms include compassed, death, hell. Its relationship to verses 4 and 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“In my distress I called upon the LORD , and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came…” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.” The line’s distinctive content terms include earth, foundations, hills. Its relationship to verses 6 and 8 shows what work it does in this passage.

“There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.” The line’s distinctive content terms include coals, devoured, fire. Its relationship to verses 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.” The line’s distinctive content terms include bowed, darkness, feet. Its relationship to verses 10 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.” The line’s distinctive content terms include cherub, rode, wind. Its relationship to verses 9 and 11 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.” The line’s distinctive content terms include clouds, dark, darkness. Its relationship to verses 10 and 12 shows what work it does in this passage.

“At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.” The line’s distinctive content terms include brightness, clouds, coals. Its relationship to verses 11 and 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.” Naming Highest keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.” Naming Yea keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD , at the…” The line’s distinctive content terms include blast, breath, channels. Its relationship to verses 14 and 16 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.” The line’s distinctive content terms include drew, took, waters. Its relationship to verses 15 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.” The line’s distinctive content terms include strong, delivered, enemy. Its relationship to verses 18 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.” The line’s distinctive content terms include calamity, LORD, prevented. Its relationship to verses 17 and 19 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.” The line’s distinctive content terms include delighted, delivered, large. Its relationship to verses 18 and 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.” The line’s distinctive content terms include cleanness, hands, LORD. Its relationship to verses 19 and 21 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For I have kept the ways of the LORD , and have not wickedly departed from my God.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.” The line’s distinctive content terms include iniquity, kept, myself. Its relationship to verses 22 and 24 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;” The line’s distinctive content terms include merciful, shew, thyself. Its relationship to verses 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.” The line’s distinctive content terms include froward, pure, shew. Its relationship to verses 25 and 27 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“For who is God save the LORD ? or who is a rock save our God?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.” The line’s distinctive content terms include feet, high, hinds. Its relationship to verses 34 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.” The line’s distinctive content terms include arms, broken, hands. Its relationship to verses 33 and 35 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath…” Naming Thou keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.” Naming Thou keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.” The line’s distinctive content terms include consumed, enemies, overtaken. Its relationship to verses 36 and 38 shows what work it does in this passage.

“I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.” The line’s distinctive content terms include able, fallen, feet. Its relationship to verses 37 and 39 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.” Naming Thou keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD , but he answered them not.” The line’s distinctive content terms include cried, LORD, save. Its relationship to verses 42 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.” The line’s distinctive content terms include beat, dirt, dust. Its relationship to verses 41 and 43 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered…” The line’s distinctive content terms include delivered, delivereth, enemies. Its relationship to verses 47 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD , among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.” Naming David and Great keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.